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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

New Peer to Peer Recognition Program

Story and photo by Leslie Ann Sully

Columbia Recruiting Battalion

Danny Garner, also called Mr. G by many teammates, working at his desk in Columbia Recruiting Battalion headquarters.

You read about monthly observations in the media and see
them on calendars. For the month of April there are: Month of the Military
Child; Stress Awareness Month; Financial Literacy Month and National Volunteer Month
to name a few.

Columbia Recruiting Battalion has now added one more for the
year 2017. Danny Garner, Executive Assistant to the Battalion Commander, is the
first Columbia Recruiting Battalion Civilian Staff Person of the Month for
April 2017.

Garner has worked as a federal civilian employee since 1995
after he retired from the U.S. Army. He has been working at his current job
since 2012. Previous battalion jobs include working in S-1 and at the Fort
Jackson Army MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) office. “I am grateful to be singled out by others,” Garner
said. “And getting lunch on the XO (Executive Officer) was good too,” Garner added.

The program has rotating perks for each month ranging from a
paid lunch to time off awards. There also might be months when no one is
recognized. It works by other staff members noting, in writing, the good
behavior they witness from their fellow workers. “This is all staff driven and
to show gratitude for your peers,” said Capt. Howard Falls, Battalion Executive
Officer.